Woman killed in one-car wreck

Lauren Wood | Buy at photos.djournal.comA Shannon firefighter walks past the vehicle on the back of a tow truck that was in a one-car fatal accident Tuesday afternoon near the Shannon exit on Highway 45.

UPDATE 7:46 p.m.

The woman killed in the Tuesday afternoon car crash was identified as Debra Crowe, 56, of Saltillo, according to Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green.

By JB Clark

Daily Journal

SHANNON – A one-car accident resulted in a woman’s death Tuesday afternoon.

The car was traveling south on Highway 45 when it rolled into the median under the Shannon overpass and struck a support column, killing the driver, a white female. Her identity has not been released.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to the scene, along with Shannon, Verona and Lee County officers. The wreck forced southbound traffic to be diverted.